Link to another Time Team episode concerning a Saxon burial site. Shows the reality of archeology in what little is left to find, however, they did find one item from very early Saxon origin (c.450 CE) which is interesting considering this site is fairly far north and inland where you might not expect to find something so early (i.e. not along southeastern shore).https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=WL&v=0zPhcIcZ7Ho

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An informative and academic, yet also fun, narrative that is always a joy to listen to!

Kevin Goldfarb

5/31/2017

Great podcast very interesting and well presented. Enjoy listening and I find it very relaxing.

Ed Henry

10/08/2017

I'm on episode 8, and if this was a book I'd say "I couldn't put it down." Thanks for making history (something I've always loved) so entertaining!

Heather Urtz

4/27/2017

As a Yank, I find a better understanding of the world and of my homeland by understanding the evolution of this sceptered isle through this program. This podcast is going to take you in to British history in the most meaningful way possible. This is the ultimate in edutainment. Its fun, fascinating and occasionally hilarious.

Michael Abernathy

3/30/2017

Though well researched and very through in their approach to history starting from the earliest known times in Britain, Jamie and Zee are just flat out entertaining. You'll learn about Britons, Druids, North Men, Romans and much much more. I heartily recommend becoming a member. When people demonstrate this degree of both passion and craft, they deserve to be rewarded - and the members episodes range from very good to genuinely fantastic.

Dave Straße

9/03/2017

By far the best podcast for pre-Norman British History. Even though 99% of the Roman and Anglo-Saxon ages do not exist in pop-culture, this podcast still makes you feel like you are encountering an incredible story. You don't even care anymore that you're not onto the famous kings & queens yet, because the stories preceding them are so engrossing. The podcast always takes a critical look at everything, and clearly explains what evidence that does and does not exist, which is refreshing in comparison to pop-history that just wants to make a statement on toughness or honor or other such moralistic messages.

Patrick Wong

6/29/2017

Great interpretive retelling of history from both a modern and historical perspective.

Gregory Becker

9/27/2017

Every episode is a real pleasure to me. "Informative," to say the least.

Clifford Hick

2/04/2018

Great podcast, massive detail and thorough research. So much work goes in I'm in awe. Also curious about what happened to the Decode the News podcast with Zee. It was great for a few episodes, very helpful in putting all that crazy stuff into context, then stopped without any explanation I can find.

Harry V Derci

5/23/2017

Love this podcast! My 7yo son loves it too! Great information excellently presented!

Jennifer Lentz

2/01/2018

Listening to this at the moment. Jamie, you are the man for what you have don't with the BHP! Stellar effort

Andrew McFarlane

1/04/2017

A wonderfully funny and informative podcast

Molly Moloney

3/29/2017

I've just gone self employed, as a blacksmith, and this podcast is just the thing to listen to as I work. I love how engaging he can be, a considerable improvement over my secondary school history!

Michael Andreas Firth Letschert

10/20/2017

Incredible podcast! Very interesting and informative. Jamie does a great job of telling a story that anybody can listen to & enjoy!

C.J. McCoy

2/06/2018

I'm only up to the 14th one but has been great listening to a hugely neglected part of our history. Only a few hundred more to listen to which isn't too shabby.

Anthony Chorlton

9/18/2017

One of the most comprehensive British history podcast out there. Well-researched yet unpretentious, this is the cream of the crop. If you like history, you have to listen to this podcast.

Stephanie Noël

2/07/2018

No description that I could give would do justice to this incredible podcast. I've been hooked since the first time I listened three years ago. History porn for Anglophiles.

Jake Kopp

12/17/2017

Very entertaining, very informative very cool. This guy knows his stuff, but never comes across as a know it all. Good stuff.

Raven Brewer

7/24/2017

I love this way of learning history! It's like a conversation with a passionate friend. I'm only to episode 175, but I can't wait to get caught up!

Gabi Dyck

1/04/2017

Excellent series of podcasts, delivered in such a way as to capture the imagination!

Reg Amor

2/20/2018

This is a very informative and entertaining podcast. Wish all my history teachers had been this entertaining.

Tim Foster

12/30/2017

This is one of the best resources for detailed British history I have ever found, written, spoken or recorded. I look forward to each episode with glee!

Victor Hartwell

9/12/2017

Plenty of detail. Great conversational format. Personable host who is honest about his sources and is sure to always point out when information is spotty or unreliable (which is often the case during the periods before Rome through the early Anglo-Saxon era.) Two thumbs up. I decided to start at the beginning and am currently in the time of Penda. Can't wait to get caught up.

Douglas Mead

3/08/2017

Absolutely perfect for keeping you feeling like a human wile slaving away at your job.

Kevin DuVall

1/11/2018

Awesome. And getting better all the time! I'm finally up to current episodes having binge-listened all winter. Keep it going!

Mark Higgins

6/13/2017

I love this podcast so much! It caught my attention with the Vikings to Anglo-saxon tie in as I was finishing up watching the 4th season of Vikings (from the History Channel). Jaime has a talent for relating historical information into great story telling!

Theresa Bossenova

11/25/2017

A wealth of knowledge but presented in an engaging format. I stumbled upon this Podcast and have been thankful that I did. I have learned so much about the History of Britain, as well as, my family history! This is one of my favorite shows and I love to pick random shows and listen while I garden, cook, clean or drive. We are visiting England in September for the first time and I feel a great sense of pride for the country! Keep up the fantastic job!!!!

Kat Marsh

5/28/2017

While searching for a podcast to listen to that would give me more information on the Anglo-Saxons and help with the other stuff that was left out of The History of English Podcast and I stumbled onto this gem. Informative, fun, interesting and whatnot. I cannot recommend this highly enough. I've gone through 120 episodes in the last week.

Jacob Cain

5/06/2017

I can't say enough good things about the BHP. This is not a list of events, it's a story. Actually, many stories intertwined, and tremendous fun too. I tend to binge-listen for hours at a time and totally love the informal but very detailed way Jamie tells his stories. Not to mention all the context and social commentary, which is absolutely fascinating.

Chris Ke Sihai

5/30/2017

Best PODCAST!!! Great delivery, analysis of an era, time, and of course epic battles.

Dmitry Wild

6/02/2017

I love this. Fascinating and so easy to listen to.

Samantha Bridge

5/06/2017

I've been on the journey with Jamie since Boudicca and I'm still fascinated with the podcast's witty and intensely account of British history. I never thought I'd be so interested in Anglo-Saxons, let alone the Heptarchy. But I'd never heard of Offa! And then Norsemen show up. (Cue "Immigrant Song.")

Tony Diaz

2/25/2018

I’ve been listening for years (basically from the beginning) and find every episode just as interesting and intriguing as the last. Jamie does such a wonderful job of packing in so much detail and analysis (which I love as a detail orientated person) without it feeling too much...also it’s pretty funny and light hearted to! I finally signed up for a membership today and have been binging the members only content, which I can now say gives so much more context and detail. If you’re a history buff, I highly recommend this podcast �

Kacie Heath

1/18/2018

I binge-listen to this podcast when I cannot sleep... eventually, my brain gets so overloaded with info, that I conk out! Love it!

Brodi Tallman

1/05/2018

Jamie's relaxed and irreverent style is too good to miss. The level and depth of his research is excellent. I've done a lot of study on my own of the Dark Ages and boy, does Jamie know his stuff, and then he goes to the next level.! I can't rate this show highly enough. I dare you to pick two or three episodes; listen; and I bet you get hooked.

Andy Mill

1/15/2017

I'm a tile setter in construction so there's much noise... I pop in the ear buds and listen to this informative and fun podcast with the soothing voice. All day. It means I'll catch up to his years of work one day(dreading it) I stopped drinking lattes so I'll be signing up by the end of the month. One less Lawyer!

Earl L Wadden

2/06/2018

Seriously the best listen for British history. I just wish they came out quicker!!

Toby Barrett

7/28/2017

I love this podcast. It’s more informative and entertaining than any other history podcast I’ve come across.

Amy Schumaker Bliss

2/14/2018

I've been listening for a little over three years now and I absolutely love the pace, though several people have said it is "slow". I prefer the word thorough. Beyond glimpses of history without any backstory or relevance, Jamie pieces it all together so you get a complete image of what was going on across the whole of the island and the continent, so that you can really get a sense of the significance of the ongoings. I cannot wait until we get to the Plantagenets and beyond, but I really am appreciating learning the history from the ground up.

Tiffany Christman

2/12/2018

The finest of fine grain studies into God's own isle.

Rex Keene

12/04/2017

Really enjoying this. A different way to learn about history.�

Andrew Gedrim

11/14/2017

More information than you can possibly cram into your head in one sitting. Like taking a sip of water from a fire hose. Wonderful details and history, I just wish I could absorb it in real time. Still, the personal interpretations of all the data involved makes the history all the more real. It's not just dates and names, but putting those dates and names and times and places and concurrent happenings altogether like a detective to figure out the story. In fact, Jamie's training as a lawyer is probably what makes him so good at this. Like any legal case, he has to research all the data pertinent to the case, piece it all together, and come up with a story that fits the known information. And that story needs to engage we, the jury, who will decide what we think based on the how the evidence is presented. I had a history teacher in 11th grade much like Jamie, and it was a favorite class of mine. (Tho she didn't talk as fast and as furious.)

Dave Ball

11/11/2017

Stories from the road less traveled presented with a good dose of humor. I love it.

Tina N Teegarden

2/02/2018

Fantastic podcast. You have a great voice for radio, you're knowledgeable, hard working and able to create a clear narrative out of very limited sources. Well done Jamie. Now to join up!

Brian O'Shea

6/11/2017

Great show, engaging and well researched. Shines a light on periods you either didn't know about, or only thought you did.

Jim Uttley

7/28/2017

This is the only podcast I'm consistent about and for good reason. I love history, and this is good for anyone interested in that, or just wants to hear a good story (because the host is fantastic on that as well).

Louis Callahan

4/01/2017

Thanks for this AMAZING podcast, I found it yesterday and I'm caught up until Legion IX and Hadrian building his wall in Britannia. British history is great, thanks for starting from the Roman Rule, makes the daily work commute much much better! Thank you again!

Annan Gaggi

8/15/2017

Perfect companion to a boring data entry job.

Alexander Floyd

8/14/2017

Love the podcast been listening to it for a couple of hrs now

Matt Candreva

5/05/2017

This is the best podcast I've ever listened too. Still catching up. Only shortly past episode 100. Just took my first quiz. Plus! I'm also a Portlander, so i get all the references!